Overview of the Collection

Creator

Jackson County (Or.)

Title

Jackson County, Oregon records

Dates

1853-1920 (inclusive)

18531920

Quantity

43.5 linear feet, (90 containers, 89 volumes)

Collection Number

Bx 067

Summary

The Jackson County, Oregon records comprise the administrative and judicial records of the county clerk's office from 1853 to 1920. The records offer insights into the form and trajectory of the social, economic, and administrative forces that shaped southern Oregon during this period. The records illustrate the rate of migration and settlement; the pace of privatization of natural resources; the growth of U.S. legal systems; the regulation of international and native populations; and the transformation of natural landscapes. In so doing, they offer a unique perspective on the assimilation of this region and its population to U.S. standards of private property, justice, racial hierarchy, geography, democracy, and acceptable social and economic exchange.

The Jackson County records, circa 1853 to 1917, reflect the county’s unique origins and its administrative and judicial development. The Jackson County records is a digest of the County Clerk’s activities and record holdings beginning around 1853, one year after the founding of Jackson County, and ending in 1920. These documents reflect county activities during the era when the city of Jacksonville was the county seat (1852-1927). The region of Oregon Territory organized as Jackson County comprised portions of modern-day Curry, Josephine, Jackson, and Klamath Counties. Thus, these documents reflect the administrative and judicial activities carried out in this vast region of southwestern Oregon.

Frontier Jackson County

Members of various Native American tribes and nations – including the Tekamah and Klamath - controlled what would become Jackson County prior to the mid-nineteenth century. Early in the nineteenth century, Hudson Bay Company employees and recently-arrived Americans tramped a well-worn path through the region as they moved between Oregon’s Willamette Valley (to the north) and the California gold fields. Placer gold discoveries along the Illinois and Jackson Rivers in 1851 spurred international and Anglo American gold-seekers and farmers to rush in and to exploit the natural wealth of the valley. Within five years settlers of German, Chinese, Irish, and Anglo backgrounds had extracted $1.5 million in gold and founded the community of Jacksonville. Settlers began to establish farms and ranches in the river valleys. This invasion of miners and farmers into Indian lands precipitated tension and warfare with local nations. Federal and volunteer forces defeated and removed the Tekamah and Klamath as well as other Native Americans to Oregon reservations by 1860.

Jackson County Before and After Statehood (1855-1920)

In January of 1852 the county of Jackson was formed with the county seat in Jacksonville, and in 1853 the first county officers were appointed in Salem. The earliest Jackson County records that are part of this collection date to the March, 1855, County Court session. The first official proceedings of the Jackson District Court, dating back to 1853, were registered in the Commissioner’s Journal. Jackson County grew in population and activity during the 1850s and 1860s, when recent settlers established saw mills and flour mills amid wheat farms and ranches. When Oregon became a state in 1859, county government and the court system were streamlined under the state constitution and statutory laws. County administrative and judicial duties increased apace with the growth in population. The County Clerk’s office registered land transactions, collected taxes, officiated over elections, and issued licenses like those imposed on residents of Chinese, Hawaiian, and African American descent. The Clerk was also responsible for housing and preserving court documents.

The county's boom period began with the completion of the Roseburg-Ashland extension of the Oregon and California Railway, which opened in 1884. Formerly described as “a hodge-podge society,” Jackson County residents decreased in ethnic and racial diversity as a result of the influx of new migrants into the region. This growth also shifted the concentration of population away from Jacksonville and towards Medford (which was situated on the main rail line). In 1927, following popular referendum, the county seat was moved to Medford.

Timeline:

1843

Sufficient settlement from the United States supports the formation of the first school districts in Applegate region.

1848

U.S. recognized the Oregon Territory.

1849

California Gold Rush.

1851

Gold discovered in what would become Jackson County.

1852

California mining and civil codes applied to new settlements in the Jackson River Valley.

Jan. 12, 1852

Jackson County founded, seat in Jacksonville; Coos County divided from Jackson County.

The Jackson County records comprise a truly remarkable collection of rare materials that document early southwestern Oregon history. The records document everyday happenings of local government in 19th-century Oregon and also offer insight into the form and trajectory of the social, economic, and administrative forces that shaped southern Oregon during this period – changes that have ramifications well beyond the era this collection documents.

The immigrants who rushed to southern Oregon river valleys in staggering number left their mark in county documents in the 1860s and 1870s when they sought legal title to mining and water claims. The significance of full legal control is illustrated by property registrations and by the sheer volume of court cases that sought to clarify property ownership. Elsewhere, the collection’s Land Grant titles and tax schedules show how new settlers extracted profits from the region’s natural resources through farming and livestock grazing. Indeed, late 19th century residents increasingly valued Jackson County land for its farming and grazing potential. These records show how the acquisition and exchange of real property accelerated, but they also reveal the instabilities of this livelihood. Much of the information about such property comes not just from land sales, but also from mortgages, foreclosures, and sheriff’s sales of repossessed land.

On a more personal level, the Jackson County Records provide descriptive snapshots of the material conditions of southern Oregon households in the late 19th century. Documents such as tax assessment schedules, tax protests, “chattel” mortgages, and property litigation offer details on the material culture of average Jackson County households. These documents illustrate what objects were basic necessities (such as a butter churn) and what things were luxuries (such as a piano). They also lay bare the economic insecurities that characterized this period when the nation and Jackson County grappled with periods of economic depression. Residents purchased or leased goods when households could afford them, and they sold or relinquished them during economic downturn.

Scattered across this vast region, new settlers and entrepreneurs in Jackson County needed avenues of transportation. The “road petitions” subseries provides detailed documentation revealing how each successive generation surveyed, plotted, and constructed the roads and bridges of Jackson County with the intent of providing order to the region’s natural geography. New or growing communities sought official county permission for roads. Petitioners donated time, money, and muscle-power to the construction and up-keep of roads and bridges – avenues that facilitated the export of agricultural products or the import of the material culture of late 19th century American life.

Settlers transformed the landscape of southern Oregon in other ways, as when they reshaped its animal populations. Although these records are less than thorough, the collection documents a change in animal populations from deer, various wild cats, and wild canines to imported domestic animals. As the human population and its livestocks grew, native wildlife seemed more troublesome and the county offered “bounties” payable for the scalps of animals deemed to be “pests.” Over almost thirty years, as these “animal scalp bounties” demonstrate, Jackson County committed itself to funding the exterminating of predatory or competitor animals native to the region.

Indeed, immigration, resource extraction, agricultural pursuits, road building, and town development not only changed the face of Jackson County geography but it also permanently altered traditional economic, social, and political life for local tribes and Indian nations. This collection documents the impact of massive change on area Native Americans but the scope and range of materials are far from satisfactory. The subseries on military affairs is brief, but it illustrates the oppositional and antagonistic approach of American settlers to local Indian residents who asserted control of the same territory. As was generally the case across North America, this tension resulted in armed conflict. County administrative documents offer some glimpse of these tensions and conflicts in the drafting of local men for military service and in the provisioning and fortification of Fort Lane. These documents offer only a shadowy indication of the long-term impact that war as well as the transformation of the region had on Native Americans. Administrative documents list “Indians” among the county residents who received social welfare benefits, and cases from Justice and Circuit courts list Indian defendants who were forced to grapple with a definition of justice that American settlement brought to the region and its residents.

As immigration swelled the population of Jackson County, the need for more government to administer various avenues of growth grew apace. In addition to recording the growing privatization of natural resources, county officials participated in an expansion of local legal systems and law enforcement, in the institutionalization of social services and social controls, and in the refinement of a taxation system that might fund this growth in government services. Administrative documents on social welfare reveal the economic uncertainties that faced Jackson County residents. County residents demonstrated a consistent effort over the course of the late 19th century to support individuals and families – usually white women and children and Native Americans – who had been relegated to margins of economic security. Other county expenses – documented in the form of notes, letters, and warrants – highlight administrative growth of the county. The county clerk managed payments for everything from office supplies to judges’ salaries, the boarding of prisoners, juries’ fees, and educational expenses.

Jackson County records offer unique insights into the reasons why settlers sought to establish United States’ law and jurisprudence in this region. First, law enforcement and the courts provided social order through the prosecution of criminal acts. Criminal cases in Jackson County’s courts ranged from crimes against property (e.g. theft) to crimes against persons (e.g. rape, assault, and murder) and the volume of such cases increased along with the increases in population. Second, law enforcement and the courts established legal systems that were familiar to Americans and that applied to all residents, thus enforcing common parameters for economic and personal interaction. For example, this made the acquisition and transfer of property relatively easy for U.S. citizens. Moreover, these property owners were aware of what rights they acquired and how to protect them – as the litigation over claim jumping and the recovery of money illustrates. Third, these legal systems favored citizens of the United States. The county records offer particular evidence with reference to Chinese residents. Similar to other western states and territories, Oregon used laws and litigation to dissuade Chinese migrants from residing in the territory and state. The collection contains a handful of “Chinese licenses” – a head tax levied on these presumed non-citizens – as well as a noteworthy number of legal cases brought against Chinese residents. Finally, county courts and legal customs regulated interpersonal and even family relationships – ranging from contracts to the arbitration of conflicts. Courts and legal officials granted marriage licenses; they designated child guardianship, and they oversaw the dissolution of the estates of those who had died. Moreover, courts arbitrated family disputes that could not be resolved on their own and they presided over a significant number of divorce cases. Indeed, it is here, in court cases related to family issues and marriage contracts, that women residents of Jackson County are most visible – as they sought damages for slander or asserted their right to property and to be free of an errant spouse.

These documents also record arguably the most important administrative function the county undertook: voter registration and local elections. The Jackson County records contain a random assemblage of election returns ranging from 1857 to 1913. While incomplete, these records highlight the political persuasion of Jackson County residents in national presidential, in local elections and on ballot measures – such as the 1909 referendum on forced sterilization. Moreover, these records contain an invaluable collection of voter registration journals from early 20th-century Jackson County. These registration books offer a truly singular picture of the registered portion of the population including their residence, occupation, nativity and naturalization, age, and, occasionally, their voting history and party affiliation.

As remarkable as the precinct registration books are, they are merely one part of this unique and rare collection that traces the establishment of a familiarly American social order in this burgeoning county. The Jackson County records bring together documents that illustrate the rate of migration and settlement; the pace of privatization of natural resources; the growth of particular legal systems; the regulation of international and native populations; and the transformation of natural landscapes. Thus, these records offer a unique perspective on the assimilation of this region and its population to U.S. standards of private property, justice, racial hierarchy, geography, democracy, and acceptable social and economic exchange.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Jackson County, Oregon Records, Bx 067, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

This series contains a wide variety of documents related to the duties of the county clerk. These documents are detailed under each subseries heading.

Note: The bound volumes associated with this series are not listed in a regular ascending order. Rather, the volumes listed with each subseries (i.e. 2, 12, 16, 24a, etc.) reflect only those volumes associated with that specific subseries. Individual volumes are listed with each relevant subseries.

Container(s)

Description

Dates

Subseries A: Administrative

This subseries contains the widest variety of documents in the collection. The documents are organized chronologically. The first 16 boxes include documents such as expenses, supplies, social services, and court fees. They are followed by county commissioner reports, licenses, schools documents and miscellaneous administration documents.This subseries contains a hodge-podge of documents. Consequently, many of the documents contained here relate to other subseries. These include road bonds (subseries E - Roads), reports of delinquent taxes (subseries D – Taxation), county contracts, estate lists (subseries C – Property), election fees (subseries F – Elections), military expenditures (subseries H – Military Affairs), and Sheriff’s expenses (Series II; Subseries A – Sheriff). Researchers should be aware of this overlap as well as the sheer volume of documents contained in this subseries.

Assessment rolls. Book describes land and values of real and personal property, and the amount of taxes due in 1868 that "remain due and unpaid." (Rough alphabetical organization. Includes town, name of person, value of property, poll tax, and total tax.)

These records are limited to 1864 and 1874 bound volumes listing Jackson County residents available to perform military duty. Related material is filed chronologically in subseries A: Administrative papers.

1864 1874

Volume

47

"List of Persons liable to do Military Duty" (Jackson Co.)

This list was compiled by the county assessor, arranged alphabetically, and includes name and "residence in precinct."

1864

48

“Military Roll for the Year 1874.” Alphabetically arranged, includes name, age, precinct, and notes of county assessor.

Court cases in this series are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the defendant. When multiple documents relating to a single case are available they are grouped in a white sleeve within the file folder. Researches are expected to preserve this grouping. A detailed list of all the court cases in the Judicial, County, and Circuit Court subseries is a current project of Special Collections & University Archives. Please ask at the reference desk for a working copy.

The scope and quality of documents on each case vary widely from, for example, a single bench warrant to detailed court proceedings including the examination of witnesses. A vast majority of these cases fall into the first category. The jurisdiction of each court follows roughly: Justice Court at the lowest level, then Circuit Court and then District Court; County Court was below District Court but the legal matters it took up rarely overlapped with Justice or Circuit courts.

Note: The bound volumes associated with this series are not listed in a regular ascending order. Rather, the volumes listed with each subseries (i.e. 2, 12, 16, 24a, etc.) reflect only those volumes associated with that specific subseries. Individual volumes are listed with each relevant subseries.

Container(s)

Description

Dates

Subseries A: Sheriff

The Sheriff’s service records, which constitute the bulk of this subseries, document foreclosures (done through the Circuit Court) and the sale of property. Researchers will find record of the sheriff’s arrests in the Administration Series (the Administrative subseries – I. A.).

Box

Folder

1

1

Miscellaneous Sheriff & Sheriff's Service Records, A-Bar

1

2

Sheriff's service records, Be-Ch

1910-1920

1

3

Sheriff's service records, Ch-Cu

1910-1920

1

4

Sheriff's service records, D-E

1910-1920

1

5

Sheriff's service records, F-Ha

1910-1920

1

6

Sheriff's service records, He-Ja

1910-1920

1

7

Sheriff's service records, K-La

1910-1920

2

1

Sheriff's service records, Ma-Mi

1910-1920

2

2

Sheriff's service records, Mo-Pa

1910-1920

2

3

Sheriff's service records, Ph-Rh

1910-1920

2

4

Sheriff's service records, Sc-Te

1910-1920

2

5

Sheriff's service records, Th-To

1910-1920

2

6

Sheriff's service records, Tor-W

1910-1920

2

7

Sheriff's service records, Y-Z

1910-1920

2

8

Sheriff's service records, Oversized, B-P

1910-1920

Volume

50

Treasurer’s Ledger – “Treasurer’s Account and Sheriff’s Account"

1855-1861

51

Treasurer’s Ledger – “Treasurer’s Account and Sheriff’s Account"

1893-1896

52

Treasurer’s Ledger – “Treasurer’s Account and Sheriff’s Account"

1896

Subseries B: Court Recorder

Most of the court recorder documents consist of notebooks recording court cases that are taken in shorthand.

Box

3

Edwards

Undated

3

Hawlin

Undated

3

Phipps

Undated

3

1890

1890

3

1891

1891

3

1892

1892

3

1893

1893

3

1897

1897

3

1899

1899

3

1917

1917

Folder

4

1

Shorthand notes,
Lance v. Lance

Undated

4

2

Shorthand notes, A-B

4

3

Shorthand notes, C-F

4

4

Shorthand notes, G-Ha

4

5

Shorthand notes, He-Mer

4

6

Shorthand notes, Mes-Mey

4

7

Shorthand notes, Mi-Mo

4

8

Shorthand notes, N-S

4

9

Shorthand notes, W-Unidentified

Subseries C: Justice Court (also Justice of the Peace Court)

Jackson County’s Justice Court dealt disproportionately with criminal cases. Many of these cases contain only scant evidence from the trial. These cases offer a glimpse into the lives of some of the more marginal county residents – such as the poor, immigrants (including Chinese, Irish, Hawaiian or "Kanaka" and Eastern European), and women.These legal documents are arranged alphabetically by last name of defendant.

Box

Folder

5

1

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Robbery

Indecent exposure

Stolen property

Rape

Embezzlement

5

2

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault and battery

5

3

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Larceny

Mayhem

Claiming of goods under false pretenses

5

4

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Threatened crime--arson

Forgery

Trespassing

Rape

Indecency--behavior injurious to public decency

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

5

5

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Obtaining money under false pretenses

Game laws--killing of deer

Assault with intent to kill

Assault and battery

5

6

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

Larceny

Weapons--pointing of gun

Defacement

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Murder

Robbery

Embezzlement

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Murder--attempt to kill by shooting

5

7

Court clerk case documents, B-C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

Grand larceny

Liquor--Sunday laws--selling liquor on Sunday

Liquor--selling to Indians

Murder

Forgery

Sodomy

Recoupment--money

5

8

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Misdemeanor

Assault and battery

Larceny

Recoupment--money

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Robbery

Trespassing

5

9

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Assault and battery

Indecent exposure

5

10

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Attempt to riot

Assault with intent to kill

Carrying concealed weapons

Forgery

Murder

5

11

Court clerk case documents, C-D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Vagrancy

Larceny

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Assault and battery

Recoupment--money

Defacement of structure

Manslaughter

Murder

Attempt to rape

Adultery

5

12

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Game laws--mutilation of deer

Recoupment--money

5

13

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Larceny

Money obtained under false pretenses

Trespassing

5

14

Court clerk case documents, D-E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Grand larceny

Nuisance--exploding of dynamite

Burglary

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Money obtained under false pretenses

6

1

Court clerk case documents, E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Dafacement--cutting down trees on another's land

Violation of game laws

Larceny

Prize fighting

Impersonating a police officer

Assault and battery

6

2

Court clerk case documents, F

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Money obtained under false pretenses

Prostitution; solicitation

Assault with a dangerous weapon; assault for the purpose of robbery

Burglary

Larceny

Defacement to private property

Assault and battery

Fraud

Accessory to murder

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

6

3

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Disturbance--an assembly of people

Burglary

Trespassing with intent to commit a felony

6

4

Court clerk case documents, G-H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

Arson

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Money obtained under false pretenses

Assault with intent to kill

Embezzlement

Assault with intent to rob

Gross fraud

6

5

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Selling without a license

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--damages

Larceny

6

6

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault with intent to kill

Larceny

Adultery

Forgery

6

7

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Threatening crime against another

Assault and battery

Grand larceny

6

8

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Money obtained under false pretenses

Assault and battery

Robbery

Recoupment--money

Theft--Riding a rail car with intent to steal a ride

Larceny

6

9

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Burglary

Abduction--kidnapping

6

10

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Violation of game laws

Burglary

Larceny

Seduction under promise of marriage

6

11

Court clerk case documents, I-J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Assault and battery

Robbery

Rape

Larceny

Obtaining money under false pretenses

Game laws--killing of deer

6

12

Court clerk case documents,
State v. George Justus

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

Manslaughter

7

1

Court clerk case documents, J-K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

Petit larceny

Robbery

Forgery

Misdemeanor

Larceny

7

2

Court clerk case documents, K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Abduction

Forcible entry

Detainer

Larceny

7

3

Court clerk case documents, K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Burglary

Game laws--altering of brands

Attempted poisoning

Assault with intent to kill

Larceny

Acts of indecency

Assault with a dangerous weapon

7

4

Court clerk case documents, L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Carrying a concealed weapon

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Seduction

Gambling

Burglary

Selling quantities of liquor

Game laws--hunting with dogs

Obtaining money under false pretenses

Rape

7

5

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

Game laws--killing illegal number of deer

Disobeying court injunctions

Malicious destruction/killing of property

Larceny

Failure to provide spousal and child support

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Obtaining money under false pretenses

Murder

Forgery

7

6

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Aiding and abetting prize fighting

Larceny

Disturbing the peace

Selling without a license

Game laws--killing of deer

7

7

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Obtaining money under false pretenses

Murder

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Larceny

Forgery

Recoupment--money

Rape

Burglary

Seduction under the promise of marriage

7

8

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Threaten crime--assault with a dangerous weapon

Larceny

Vagrancy

Assault and battery

7

9

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Failure to provide spousal and child support

Keeping a house for gambling

Receiving stolen property

Knowingly passing counterfeit money

Larceny

Threaten crime against another

Assault with a dangerous weapon

7

10

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Grand larceny

Forgery

Malicious injury to property

Obtaining money under false pretenses

Petit larceny

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Trespass

Fornication

7

11

Court clerk case documents, N-P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Forgery

Malicious injury to property

Money obtained under false pretenses

Petit larceny

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Trespass

Fornication

Game law--fish law

Assault and battery

Seduction under the promise of marriage

Fraud against a person

Burglary

Disturbance of religious assembly

7

12

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Forgery

Assault with intent to rape

Incest

Defacement of a structure

Money obtained under false pretenses

7

13

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Money obtained under false pretenses

Assault and battery

Murder

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Larceny

Recoupment--money

Refusal to pay board bill

Burglary

Forgery

7

14

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Malicious injury to property

Assault and battery

Fraud--refusal to pay bill

Obtain under false pretenses

Riot

Assault

7

15

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Perjury

Assault and battery

Threat to kill

Recoupment--money

Assault

Robbery

Malicious injury to property

Murder

8

1

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Forcible entry

Recoupment--damages

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Rape

Assault and battery

Forgery

Asault with intent to rape

Arson attempt

8

2

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

8

3

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Money obtained under false pretenses

Recoupment--money

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Murder

Assault and battery

Intent to defraud

Larceny

Game law--prosession of deer meat

Aiding and abetting prizefighting

Libel

Perjury

Theft of money

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

8

4

Court clerk case documents, T

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Forgery

Larceny

Recoupment--money

Petit larceny

Game law--fish law

8

5

Court clerk case documents, U-W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Abusive language

Threaten crime

Violating traffic laws

Vagrancy

Larceny

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Assault and battery

Rape

Assault with intent to kill

8

6

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with intent to kill

Assault and battery

Larceny

Embezzlement

Murder

Threaten to kill

Fornication

Fugitive

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Vagrancy

Contempt of court injunctions/charges

8

7

Court clerk case documents, W-Y, No defendant listed

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Rape

False pretenses--money

Forgery

Burglary

Obstruction of public highway

Counterfeiting--passing of forged instrument

Embezzlement

Subseries D: Circuit Court

The Circuit Court records are, by far, the most extensive court records contained in this collection. Circuit Court trials involved property and contacts more so than Justice Court – including cases involving divorce and property foreclosures. Jury summons and Grand Jury subpoenas are also located here.

Box

Folder

9

1

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Misdemeanor

Refusal to pay bill

Perjury

Recoupment--property

9

2

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

9

3

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

9

4

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

9

5

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Attempt to commit sodomy

Recoupment--money

9

6

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

9

7

Court clerk case documents, A

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Weapons--pointing of gun

9

8

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

9

9

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

9

10

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--damages

9

11

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Restraining order

Custody

9

12

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

10

1

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Game law--unlawful shooting

10

2

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

Divorce

10

3

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Recoupment--property

10

4

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

10

5

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

10

6

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Defacement--structure

Assault and battery

Malicious and wanton destruction of property

10

7

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault

Recoupment--money

10

8

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

10

9

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

10

10

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

Recoupment--money

10

11

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

10

12

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Mines and mining

Claim adjudication/recoupment

11

1

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder--self defense

11

2

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Selling liquor to a minor

Recoupment--money

Larceny

11

3

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

11

4

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

11

5

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Mortgage foreclosure

Property--negligence

11

6

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

11

7

Court clerk case documents, B

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Murder

11

8

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

Recoupment--money

11

9

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault and battery

11

10

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Insanity

Selling liquor without a license

Selling quantities of liquor

11

11

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Water rights

Ownership and use of ditch

Ditch construction

11

12

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Money obtained under false pretenses

Recoupment--damages

11

13

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Robbery

Recoupment--money

12

1

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault

Recoupment--money

12

2

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Larceny

12

3

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

12

4

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

12

5

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

12

6

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Seduction

12

7

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

12

8

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

Property--appropriation

Suit to establish guardianship

Suit to establish a trust and for an accounting of trust

12

9

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Intent to defraud by destroying property

12

10

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

12

11

Court clerk case documents, C

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Recoupment--damages

12

12

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

Contempt of court injunctions

13

1

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Sale/recoupment of property

13

2

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Sale/recoupment of property

13

3

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Sale/recoupment of property

13

4

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

Divorce

13

5

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

Recoupment--money

Burglary

Breaking and entering

Living in indecency

13

6

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

13

7

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with intent to kill

Divorce

Recoupment--money

13

8

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

13

9

Court clerk case documents, D

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

13

10

Court clerk case documents, E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Adultery

Assault with intent to commit rape

13

11

Court clerk case documents, E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Impersonation of police officer

Obtainment under false pretenses

14

1

Court clerk case documents, E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Inventory of assets of insolvent debtor

14

2

Court clerk case documents, E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

14

3

Court clerk case documents, E

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

Recoupment--money

14

4

Court clerk case documents, F

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

14

5

Court clerk case documents, F

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault and battery

Contempt of court injunctions

Divorce

14

6

Court clerk case documents, F

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Malicious and wanton destruction of property

Indecent exposure

14

7

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

14

8

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Game law--hunting with dogs

14

9

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

14

10

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

14

11

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Water rights

Construction of ditch

15

1

Court clerk case documents, G

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--property

15

2

Court clerk case documents, G-H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Rape

15

3

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

15

4

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--wages

Partitioning of property

text

text

text

15

5

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Game laws--possession of deer with intent to sell

15

6

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Restraining order

Unlawful possession of property

15

7

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--property

15

8

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Game law--possessin of deer

Embezzlement

15

9

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

Divorce

15

10

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

perjury

15

11

Court clerk case documents,
v. Helms

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

15

12

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

16

1

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Sale/partition of property

Restraining order

Mortgage foreclosure

Recoupment--money

16

2

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--damages

16

3

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

16

4

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

16

5

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Recoupment--money

16

6

Court clerk case documents, H

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

Game law--killing of deer

16

7

Court clerk case documents, H-I

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

16

8

Court clerk case documents, I-J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--damages

16

9

Court Clerk case documents,
Beekman v. Jackson County

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Road construction

Assessment of road and land value

Damages for land taken by county road

16

10

Court clerk case documents, J

17

1

Court clerk case documents, J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Foreclosure

17

2

Court clerk case documents, J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Contempt of court injunctions

Recoupment--money

17

3

Court clerk case documents, J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

17

4

Court clerk case documents, J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Water rights

Mines and mining

17

5

Court clerk case documents, J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Robbery

Obtaining money under false pretenses

17

6

Court clerk case documents,
v. James and Otter

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Insolvent debtor

17

7

Court clerk case documents,
v. James and Otter

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Malicious injury to animals

17

8

Court clerk case documents, J

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

17

9

Court clerk case documents, J-K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

17

10

Court clerk case documents, K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

17

11

Court clerk case documents, K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

18

1

Court clerk case documents, K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery

Recoupment--money

18

2

Court clerk case documents, K

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

18

3

Court clerk case documents, K-L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

18

4

Court clerk case documents, L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

18

5

Court clerk case documents, L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

18

6

Court clerk case documents, L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Buying and concealing stolen property

Game law--possession of deer

Recoupment--money

Trespassing

18

7

Court clerk case documents, L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

18

8

Court clerk case documents, L

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Recoupment--money

Fornication

18

9

Court clerk case documents,
v. Mackey

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

18

10

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

18

11

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

Divorce

18

12

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

19

1

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

19

2

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

19

3

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

19

4

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Manslaughter

Divorce

19

5

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

19

6

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

Selling liquor to a minor

19

7

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

19

8

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Larceny

Recoupment--money

19

9

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Deed cancellation

Recoupment--money

Selling liquor to a minor

Divorce

Custody

19

10

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Selling illegal quantities of liquor

Distrubing the peace

Selling liquor to a minor

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Recoupment--property

Recoupment--damages

Maliciously breaking a water ditch

Mine--foreclosure of lien

19

11

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Indecent exposure

Assault with a dangerous weapon

Weapons--pointing a gun at a person

19

12

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Forgery

20

1

Court clerk case documents, M

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Foreclosing tax lien

Obstruction of a public highway

20

2

Court clerk case documents, N

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Alimony

Sale of short weight meat

Mortgage foreclosure

20

3

Court clerk case documents, N

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

20

4

Court clerk case documents, N

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

20

5

Court clerk case documents, N

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

20

6

Court clerk case documents, N

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

20

7

Court clerk case documents, N

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

20

8

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Blackmail

Selling liquor to a minor

Divorce

20

9

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

20

10

Court clerk case documents,
v. Olwell

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

Manslaughter

Recoupment--damages

20

11

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

20

12

Court clerk case documents,
v. O'Neal

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Murder

21

1

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Murder

21

2

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

21

3

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

21

4

Court clerk case documents, O

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

21

5

Court clerk case documents,
v. Owen

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Suit in equity to quiet title

21

6

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Property dispute

21

7

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

21

8

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Keeping of a house of indecency [prostitution]

Divorce

Insanity

21

9

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Libel

Divorce

Recoupment--damages

Assault and battery

Recoupment--money

21

10

Court clerk case documents,
v. Pogue

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

22

1

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--damages

22

2

Court clerk case documents,
v. Presley

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

22

3

Court clerk case documents, P

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

22

4

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Assault and battery with intent to kill

Larceny

22

5

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Property dispute

Recoupment--money

22

6

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Selling liquor to a minor

22

7

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

22

8

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

22

9

Court clerk case documents,
v. Rice

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Water rights--suit inequity

22

10

Court clerk case documents,
v. Rice

22

11

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

22

12

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Robbery

23

1

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Threaten to kill

23

2

Court clerk case documents,
v. Rowland

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

23

3

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

23

4

Court clerk case documents,
v. Ruble

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

23

5

Court clerk case documents,
v. Ruble

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

23

6

Court clerk case documents, R

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

23

7

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

23

8

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

23

9

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

23

10

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Selling liquor to a minor

Assault and battery

Recoupment--money

24

1

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

Selling liquor without a license

24

2

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Larceny

Arson

24

3

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--damages

Larceny

24

4

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

24

5

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Keeping a house of indecency [prostitution]

24

6

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment

Libel

24

7

Court clerk case documents, S

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Malicious injury to property

Destroy public records

Larceny

Recoupment--money

Contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Breaking terms of parole

24

8

Court clerk case documents, T

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Mortgage foreclosure

Accounting mistake correction

24

9

Court clerk case documents, T

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

24

10

Court clerk case documents,
v. Thomas

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Deposition

24

11

Court clerk case documents,
v. Thomas

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Deposition

24

12

Court clerk case documents, T

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

25

Court clerk case documents,
v. M. Thomas

Keywords for documents in this box:

Mortgage foreclosure

Folder

26

1

Court clerk case documents,
v. M. Thomas

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Mortgage foreclosure

26

2

Court clerk case documents,
v. M. Thomas

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Mortgage foreclosure

27

1

Court clerk case documents,
v. Tobias Thomas

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Bills

Depositions

27

2

Court clerk case documents, T

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

27

3

Court clerk case documents, T

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Forgery

Obstruction of waterway

27

4

Court clerk case documents, T-U

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

Selling obscene pictures

Recoupment--damages

27

5

Court clerk case documents, V

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--damages

27

6

Court clerk case documents, V

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Recoupment--damages

27

7

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Mortgage foreclosure

Recoupment--money

27

8

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

27

9

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Mortgage foreclosure

27

10

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Divorce

Recoupment--money

27

11

Court clerk case documents,
v. James Wells

Keywords for documents in this folder:

School district levy

Impersonation

Fraud

28

1

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

28

2

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

28

3

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

28

4

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Divorce

28

5

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Obstruction/diversion of water rigts

28

6

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Rape

Recoupment--property

Divorce

28

7

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Assault and battery

28

8

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--money

Mortgage foreclosure

Recoupment--property

28

9

Court clerk case documents, W

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Recoupment--property

Assault with a dangerous weapon

28

10

Court clerk case documents,
v. Jack Wright

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Obstruction of a public highway

28

11

Court clerk case documents, W-Z

Keywords for documents in this folder:

Burglary

Recoupment--money

Selling liquor to a minor

28

12

Court clerk case documents, Certifiates of Foreclosure, A-Y

29

1

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1861-1866

29

2

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1867-1871

29

3

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1872-1875

29

4

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1876-1884

29

5

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1885-1892

29

6

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1893-1896

29

7

Jury lists ("Veniri")

1897-1899

29

8

Grand Jury Subpeonas

1897-1918

29

9

Miscellaneous

1885-Undated

Volume

20

Circuit Court Clerk’s Bar Docket. (Each case includes the name of case, action, attorneys' names, and decision. Cases included involve property disputes and personal assaults. The cases of "John Kanaka" and "John Chinaman" can be traced through these (19, 20, 20a, 21) volumes).

County Court Clerk’s Blotter. Includes financial records for court, minutes of Circuit Court, and names, dates, attorneys, and some depositions for cases

Keywords for contents of this volume:

Permitting gambling--page 96

Gambling--page 98

Larceny--page 102

Malicious injury of property--page 113

Recoupment--money--page 151

Murder--page 161

Larceny--page 167

Murder--page 170

Larceny--page 178

Forgerty--page 179

Assault and battery--page 180

Assault and battery--page 184

Recoupment--money--page 203

Assault with a dangerous weapon--page 207

Selling liquor to a minor--page 213

Rape--page 215

Larceny--page 216

Selling liquor to a minor--page 218

Rape--page 219

Assault with a dangerous weapon--page 219

Recoupment--money--page 224

Rape--page 225

Attempt to extort money--page 225

Larceny--page 226

Recoupment--money--page 235

Recoupment--money--page 236

Recoupment--money--page 239

Assault with a dangerous weapon--page 241

Rape--page 241

Recoupment--money--page 243

Assault with a dangerous weapon--page 244

Assault with a dangerous weapon--page 246

Larceny--page 246

Selling liquor to a minor--page 247

Assault with a dangerous weapon--page 253

Selling liquor to a minor--page 254

Larceny--page 255

Divorce--page 264

Recoupment--money--page 286

Recoupment--money--page 291

1901–1902 1907-1908

36

Circuit Court Fee Book. List of fees associated with court cases includes name of case, date, itemized list of fees, names of witnesses, and court fines

Keywords for contents of this volume:

Divorce--page 111

Recoupment--property--page 155

Divorce--page 181

Divorce--page 223

Divorce--page 224

1861-1864

37

Circuit Court Fee Book. List of fees associated with court cases includes name of case, date, itemized list of fees, names of witnesses, and court fines

Keywords for contents of this volume:

Divorce--page 1

1873-1882

38

Index to Fee Book

1873-1882

39

Circuit Court Fee Book. List of fees associated with court cases includes name of case, date, itemized list of fees, names of witnesses, and court fines (includes an alphabetical index)

1882-1885

Subseries E: County Court

More so than Circuit Court, the County Court occupied itself with the ins and outs of property and of property transfers. Many of these documents do not pertain to litigation (involving a plaintiff and defendant). Rather, they consist of procedural documents where transactions were made legal and binding. Property sales (some labeled “Warranty”), leases, and mortgage satisfactions were all recorded in County Court. This subseries contains a handful of wills, cases designating child guardianship, declarations of mental illness (and commitment to the state asylum) as well as the verdict of coroner’s inquest juries.

Box

Folder

30

1

Court clerk case documents, A-B

30

2

Court clerk case documents, B

30

3

Court clerk case documents, C-D

30

4

Court clerk case documents, D-F

30

5

Court clerk case documents, F-G

30

6

Court clerk case documents, H

30

7

Court clerk case documents, H-I

30

8

Court clerk case documents, J-M

30

9

Court clerk case documents, M-P

30

10

Court clerk case documents, P-R

30

11

Court clerk case documents,
Miller v. Schneider

30

12

Court clerk case documents, S-T

30

13

Court clerk case documents,

30

14

Court clerk case documents,

31

1

Court clerk case documents, W

31

2

Coronoer's Inquests

1859-1884

31

3

Coronoer's Inquests

1884-1895

31

4

Coronoer's Inquests

1895-1915

31

5

Real Property Transfer

1884-1915

31

5

Mortgages

1906-1907

31

6

Tax

1871-1915

31

6

Wills

1904-1906

31

7

Certificates of commitment to the state asylum

1908-1913

31

8

Miscellaneous

1908-Undated

Volume

29

County Court Clerk’s Blotter. Includes financial records for court, minutes of Circuit Court, and names, dates, attorneys, and some depositions for cases

This relatively short subseries consists of District Court bar dockets that offer brief, but complete, entries listing litigants, attorneys, and verdicts. Cases that came to the District Court included crimes against persons (rape and attempted murder), crimes against property (such as killing another person’s livestock), and against the state (such as selling alcohol to Native Americans). In some of these dockets, researchers can trace reoccurring cases, like those against defendants named “John Kanaka” (presumably a Hawaiian or Pacific Islander) and “John Chinaman.”

Box

Folder

31

9

Court clerk case documents, B-W

Volume

19

District Court Bar Docket. (Each case is numbered and includes the name of case, action, attorneys' names, and decision. Cases included involve rape, adultery, shooting with intent to kill, damage to property, malicious killing of hogs, murder, selling liquor to Indians, divorce, embezzlement, foreclosure on mortgage. The cases of "John Kanaka" and "John Chinaman" can be traced through these (19, 20, 20a, and 21 volumes)

February 1854-April 1856

21

Bar Docket, District Court. (Each case includes the name of case, action, attorneys' names, and decision. Cases included involve property disputes and personal assaults. The cases of "John Kanaka" and "John Chinaman" can be traced through these (19, 20, 20a, 21) volumes)

March 1860-June 1861

Subseries G: Miscellaneous Judicial

In this subseries researchers will find court documents that do not obviously fit with any of the previous subseries. Court cases where the court of jurisdiction is unidentifiable are housed here. This subseries also contains documents such as letters from attorneys to the state that could not be matched to the court case. Similar materials such as affidavits and freight receipts that did not have a corresponding case are located in this subseries.